Process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of a diabetes prevention intervention in Dutch primary health care: the SLIMMER study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate (i) how the SLIMMER intervention was delivered and received in Dutch primary health care and (ii) how this could explain intervention effectiveness.

Design

A randomised controlled trial was conducted and subjects were randomly allocated to the intervention (10-month combined dietary and physical activity intervention) or the control group. A process evaluation including quantitative and qualitative methods was conducted. Data on process indicators (recruitment, reach, dose received, acceptability, implementation integrity and applicability) were collected via semi-structured interviews with health-care professionals (n 45) and intervention participant questionnaires (n 155).

Setting

SLIMMER was implemented in Dutch primary health care in twent

SUBMITTER: van Dongen EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271036 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature